{"id":2187,"date":"2018-01-20T04:27:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T09:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2018-01-20T04:27:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T09:27:54","slug":"the-chaim-centres-collaboration-with-carleton-psychologists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/2018\/the-chaim-centres-collaboration-with-carleton-psychologists\/","title":{"rendered":"The CHAIM Centre’s Collaboration with Carleton Psychologists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Health research at Carleton University is growing within many departments across faculties. Researchers are generally aware of the health-related research within their own department, but our research would be enriched and have broader application if we were able to identify potential collaborators we might never otherwise be exposed to because their disciplinary home is distinct from our own. In attempt to support interdepartmental collaboration at Carleton University, Assistant Professors of the Department of Psychology, Katie Gunnell, Rachel Burns, and Marina Milyaskaya have collaborated with the CHAIM Centre to put together a monthly showcase called the Brown Bag Series. The Brown Bag Series invites researchers from different departments across campus, and even potential partners from off-campus, to share in an informal format their health-related research. What better way to get feedback as a researcher, get to know who is doing what, and to find possible collaborators?!<\/p>\n

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So who are these enterprising colleagues?<\/p>\n

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\"\"Our most recent presentation at the CHAIM Brown Bag Series featured Dr. Katie Gunnell who presented her interests in the relationship between psychological health and exercise. While originally trained in kinesiology on a path to physiotherapy, Gunnell found that, often, \u201cpeople weren\u2019t motivated to do the prescribed exercises. They wanted a cure, but weren\u2019t willing to do the work\u2014so why are some people motivated and others are not?\u201d Gunnell gravitated towards motivational research, as well as further exploring the relations between physical activity and mental or psychological health.<\/p>\n

While in a previous research position at Children\u2019s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (CHEO-RI), Gunnell worked alongside physiologists and public health specialists to determine psychological effects of screen-time. \u201cYouth are exposed to screens all the time. We need to gain more knowledge to bring attention to red flags so we can learn to use screens to our advantage as opposed to having them have negative impacts on our health.\u201d Gunnell continues to examine the relations between screen-time and physical and mental health: is there bad vs. good screen time? How can quality indicators of screen-time be developed? What are the qualitative and quantitative components in screen time? \u00a0Having worked in interdisciplinary teams at the CHEO-RI, and throughout her educational career through Brock University, University of British Columbia, and University of Ottawa, Gunnell values the potential from collaboration of interdisciplinary teams in research, as well as in knowledge dissemination and translation. Still involved in knowledge dissemination at the CHEO-RI, Gunnell acknowledges the importance of \u201cactively working with knowledge users\u201d to inform, engage, and inspire healthy active living.<\/p>\n

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Similarly, Dr. Rachel Burns is interested in healthy behaviours and health outcomes. Burns came to Carleton in July 2017 following a post-doc at McGill University, where she examined relations between mental health and diabetes. Using large observational data sets, Burns investigated how mental health influences well-being and overall health outcomes. Since starting at Carleton, Burns has been working with big data sets to examine patterns related to depression and diabetes development over time. For example, she is currently exploring the differential implications of depressive symptoms over a long period of time compared to periodic, short periods of time, in relation to diabetes outcomes. Alongside this work, she is examining whether the well-being of one\u2019s romantic partner might be implicated in the evolution of diabetes.<\/p>\n

Burns first blended her interests of psychology and biology during her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph. During her PhD studies at the University of Minnesota, she started to research the psychological processes that help people to maintain healthy behaviours overtime. \u201cA big issue is that people start to engage in healthy behaviors, but shortly afterwards, they stop\u2026 so how can we help maintain these behaviours overtime?\u201d One promising notion, she highlights, is the idea of habits; habits are automatic impulses to perform a behavior that are triggered by a stable cue in the environment and their enactment doesn\u2019t require attention. Burns plans to explore habits in relation to physical activity. For example, she asks \u201cWhich type of people are most likely to develop strong habits for going to the [Carleton] Athletic Centre?\u201d Understanding habit formation and function could help people maintain healthy behaviors overtime. \u201cIf we understand these processes, we can leverage them over time\u2026 we can shape interventions for diabetes or heart disease and help people live healthier lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\"Maintaining healthy behaviours and pursing health goals are also a primary interest of Dr. Marina Milyavskaya. Specifically, Milyavskaya considers why people are successful in pursuing certain goals, but not others, as well as how this translates to day-to-day goal pursuit. After an inspiring motivational psychology class during her undergrad at McGill, Milyavskaya knew she wanted to pursue a graduate degree that focused on goals and self-regulation. After completing a Clinical Psychology degree, she realized her stronger interests are in research, and sought a post-doc at the University of Toronto researching self-control and temptations.<\/p>\n

In her research, Milyavskaya discovered that self-control didn\u2019t seem to matter as much as temptation. \u201cIf the goal is to eat healthy, what matters is the frequency of exposure to temptations\u2014so don\u2019t have chocolate in the house!\u201d Milyavskaya has been at Carleton since July 2015, and uses methods from social cognition, personality psychology, ecological momentary assessment, and advanced statistical modelling to better understand the mechanisms of goal pursuit, as well as strategies and interventions that can be used to better attain personal goals. Milyavskaya embraces the translation of research to those who can use it, having previously written blog-style articles explaining her research findings to lay people. In addition, she highlights the importance for researchers within the University to know what research is happening across campus, and if there is potential for new collaborations. \u201cThe Brown Bag Series is trying to bring that community [of health researchers] together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Brown Bag Series will run the second Friday of every month, and will invite health researcher speakers from across campus, their research partners, or potential partners conducting relevant research in the region. Anyone who is interested in health research across campus is invited to come.\u00a0 And anyone interested in presenting a talk to get interdisciplinary feedback should get in touch with one of the organizers to get onto the schedule. Stay tuned at the CHAIM centre website and follow us on twitter to keep informed on the Brown Bag Series!<\/p>\n

Related Resources:<\/p>\n

CHAIM Centre Twitter\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Can’t I Fight Temptation<\/a><\/p>\n

Exercises for Beginners<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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